Programming Logic and Design

Teach students the fundamental principles of developing structured program logic and prepare them for success with Joyce Farrell’s PROGRAMMING LOGIC AND DESIGN, 10th EDITION. This text takes a comprehensive, language-independent approach to programming logic with an emphasis on modern conventions. Noted for its clear writing style, it avoids technical jargon while introducing universal programming concepts and ensuring strong programming style and logical thinking. It can be used in a stand-alone logic course as a prerequisite to a programming course, or as a companion to an introductory programming text. Diverse and project-rich opportunities for learners to creatively apply logic to their program designs fill this edition. Chapters include illustrative figures, flowcharts and pseudocode to appeal to various learning styles, and they also include learning objectives, notes, short quizzes, summaries, key term lists, multiple-choice review and a variety of engaging exercises.